We are dedicated to providing the Fleet Fuel Management Industry with innovative products and total customer service and satisfaction.
Meet the team that drives your solutions forward.
Senior Management
Markay Ward
President and CEO
Markay Ward
Since 1989, Markay has provided Ward with critical leadership in several strategic Ward business areas including software development, contracts, customer service, and training. She has been instrumental in developing numerous internal initiatives that have directly contributed to Ward’s growth. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, Markay worked with several companies in human resources, accounting, and inside sales.
Robert Kettyle
Chief Operating Officer
Robert (Bob) Kettyle
Bob has been with Ward since 2007 and developed our innovative go-to-market strategies and has successfully moved Ward to a cloud-based full-service technical solution provider. Prior to Ward, he held leadership positions in technology companies such as Siemens, Enron, and Daniel Flow Products. Early in his career, he spent fifteen years with a Natural Gas Utility and had been a guest instructor at The Appalachian Gas Measurement School, presenting papers on Automated Metering Systems, Hydrocarbon Flow Computers, SCADA Measurement System Integration Philosophy. Bob attended Mohawk Valley Community College while in the United States Air Force, and later Middlesex County College, Rutgers, and Kean College in New Jersey.
Sales
Mike Wade
Vice President
Sales and Marketing
Mike Wade
Everette Atkinson
Director of Sales
Eastern
Everette Atkinson
Alejandro Arredondo
Director of Sales, Texas, Mexico, and LATAM
Alejandro (Alex) Arredondo
Mathew Gilbert
Northeast
Regional Sales Manager
Mathew Gilbert
Warren Thornal
Southeast
Regional Sales Manager
Warren Thornal
Engineering and Administration
Leslie Patterson
Customer Support Manager
Leslie Patterson
Leslie has been with Ward since 2003 and has served in various customer-related capacities at Ward including Inside Sales Manager, Technical Support Manager, Implementation Manager, and Contract Administrator. A US Marine veteran, Leslie truly enjoys cultivating customer relationships and partnering with customers to resolve issues.
Babette Cade
Controller
Babette Cade
David Counselman, Sr.
Software Manager
David Counselman, Sr.
Dave joined Ward in 2014 and oversees the Software Engineering Department. He has been an integral player in Ward Fuel View, IoT Fuel Control Terminal, and Systems Development and has worked on and designed several backend programs for TLS Service, Scheduled Task Service, Watchdog Service, and CANceiver Event Parser. Dave has over 20 years of experience with computer systems ranging from technical support, administration, network engineering, and software engineering. He has a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Software Engineering from the University of Phoenix.
